Aaron J. Thornton / Getty Images Maxine Waters Gets Shouted Down as She Makes a Scene and Attacks Jim Jordan During Speaker Vote Rep. Maxine Waters, one of the more vocal and outspoken lawmakers in the country, just couldn't help herself during a floor vote. By Bryan Chai October 17, 2023
Joe Raedle / Getty ImagesCommentary Attempted Hit Piece on Republican Matt Gaetz Severely Backfires GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida was pleased with a how a Tampa Bay Times story apparently aimed at making him looked bad, did the opposite. By Randy DeSoto October 17, 2023
Saul Loeb - AFP / Getty ImagesBreaking Breaking: House Fails to Elect Speaker as 20 Republicans Vote Against Jim Jordan Tuesday's first vote was reminiscent of McCarthy's bid for the gavel, which took 15 rounds of voting before a compromise was reached. By Johnathan Jones October 17, 2023
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Gaetz: Hakeem Jeffries Not Really in Charge of Democrats, He's Just the 'Frontman' GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida argued Sunday that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is just a "frontman" for another Democrat. By Randy DeSoto October 16, 2023
J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo Jordan Gaining Major Steam as Republicans Shift Support to Him for Speaker "It's time to get the House out of this tailspin, come together, and get America back on the right track." By George C. Upper III October 16, 2023
Anna Moneymaker / Getty ImagesCommentary Republicans in Danger of Being Forced Into Speaker Deal with Democrats "Do you think that there is an alternate here where Republicans work with Democrats to find a mutually acceptable speaker?" By Bryan Chai October 16, 2023
Win McNamee / Getty Images GOP Selects Speaker Nominee After Secret Ballot A surprising withdrawal paved the way for conservative firebrand Jim Jordan to get the nod in the search for the next speaker. By Arjun Singh October 13, 2023
Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images McCarthy Ousted, Scalise Rejected: Now What? It’s still unclear if Ohio's Jim Jordan can get the votes, so the path forward for the House is uncertain -- at best. By The Associated Press October 13, 2023
J. Scott Applewhite / AP; Rebecca Blackwell / AP Listen: Trump Seems to Agree with Gaetz-Led Ousting of McCarthy “Maybe we’ll end up with one of the great speakers of all time, in which case Matt Gaetz did us a tremendous favor." By Jack Davis October 13, 2023
Alex Brandon / AP 'Big Hill': McCarthy Throws Shade at Scalise's Speakership Chances Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy believes Steve Scalise of Louisiana faces a "big hill" with his quest to claim the speakership. By Maire Clayton October 12, 2023